Lean not to your own understanding

[Rampage]

Nicolas was at the end of despair and then....

JOY. Pure joy. There was no way that 3 goddeses showed up and nothing good came of it, especially if two are related to you.

Karen ended up in Mike's arms, sleeping and whole. Mike mouthed "thank you" over and over to Hecate and the others as he held his love.

Nicolas watched Hecate spoke of Black's capture by Isis and Nut. He whispers to no one in particular...

Daaaaaaaaaamn! GO Grandma...

...and then grew silent as Nut gave him "the look". Hecate sent Morgan's spirit back to her body, complete and whole and...as he watched, tears welling in his eyes, she breathed again.

Nicolas was so happy that he was about to sweep HECATE up in a hug when she turned on Bishop's question, laying bare the truth of his existence and of Delilah's misery. As she spoke of an ancient curse, the anthropologist/archaeologist that his human father, Gustav, raised him to be reared its head.

He sank to his knees, bowed his head. Then through gritted teeth:

“Enkil.”

Pardon me? Enkil? Not of Kemet is it? That is largely a legend is it not?

 

[Harbinger]

Infirmary

:: Harbinger was truly dumbfounded by Delilah's response. But then again EVERYTHING seemed to be becoming a blur at this moment. Was it her finally BREAKING from the emotion and weariness of it all?::

:: She could hardly retort Delilah. On the one hand...she understood Delilah wanted Morgan to live...But AVA was equally right, Morgan would NEVER forgive them when she learned of her mother's sacrifice and that they DIDNT stop her.::

:: But worst of all, Harbinger couldnt seem to put thought to action now. She could barely focus. She was blacking out!::

::...::

:own below, They were all there, repositioned. Karen asleep and cradled in Mike's arms. HECATE was among them. She'd heard Alison and Nicolas' calls::


:: The precog was too shaken and too weary to say much of anying. but as Hecate stood before them along with the astral forms of Isis, Nut and Ororo, things were set right.::

:: Alison exhaled with a sort of laughter as she blinked a few times and a few times rolled down her cheeks. With Ororo's assistance, Hecate intervened and Morgan was ALIVE. BLACK was not only captured by Isis and Nut but was TRULY DESTROYED by Hecate! ::

:: this COULD have been the perfect end right here, but fucking BISHOP was still there:

:: as he made himself known and questioned Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft mocked him and boldly reaffirmed Delilah's decision to kill him was the RIGHT CHOICE.::

:: Hecate then suddenly shoved him out of the way and grabbed Delilah. Alison opened her mouth to say something but as quickly as it happened, she saw there was no danger to Delilah. Hecate was merely forcing her to stand strong and proove her resolve to remain with her team by looking at this man and knowing him for who he truly was.::

:: Hecate told the story of Delilah coming to her after Ororo would not cross that line. Much like what Alison had told Haleigh and Ava. But she went further to reveal that it wasnt necessarily HER idea to see Bishop returned, that it was pre-destined because of a CURSE. Bishop and Delilah had both been CURSED, apparently AGES ago in another lifetime!::

a...curse....

:: Alison looked upon Bishop coldly as he dropped to his knees and Delilah was visibly distraught but for Alison...THIS actually was a sort of "RELIEF"::

:: she slowly came forward, and took hold of Delilah, gently moving her from Haleigh's grasp and back over toward the team as Hecate stood over Bishop with her hands on her hips::

Pardon me? Enkil? Not of Kemet is it? That is largely a legend is it not?

Some people think Persephone, Hecate and Pandora are myths too...

:: she said as she reaffirmed her support for Delilah::

This means that the reason why we...why MORGAN couldnt ever make sense of all this, why Delilah was FATALLY consumed by her grief and misplaced guilt was because it was pre-ordained by a CURSE. Morgan will need to know this too.

Hecate, can you break the curse? Set Delilah free and sever her fate from Bishop's here and now and forever after?

 

[Hecate]

the infirmary

<< Hecate released her grip on Delilah as Bishop seemed to be on the verge of a stroke.>>

<< Smirking, she speaks to Delilah.>>

Try not to feel bad if he dies from the shock of realizing he's an eternal failure, dear.

<< Bishop falls to his knees and utters the name: Enkil>>

<< Delilah turns to Hecate, clearly confused and at a loss, her eyes pleading for an answer of some kind. Nicolas was the first to respond, prooving he wasnt just a pretty face and Harbinger reminded him that he associated with and kept company with more than a few individuals considered by the general populace to be myths.>>

Ah Nicolas, you should know better or are you forgetting your own unfortunate parentage, not to mention Isis, who is seen today as Dominique Deveraux.

<< looking back at Delilah.>>

Yes, my child, Bishop is a curse on your existence, quite literally. So perhaps now you can REALLY cut yourself some slack?

<<As Alison comes and guides Delilah away from Hecate and Bishop back over to the Six>>

I WON'T do anything about it, Harbinger. Not unless DELILAH asks me. If she DOES, I'll GLADLY set her free from this curse and free her from having her fate bound to Bishop's....BUT even with that in mind...it wont change something ELSE that has occurred between them in THIS lifetime.

<<Hecate moves to stand between him and the others, standing over him now with her hands on her hips.>>


It's rather fitting...that it began in an age when LITERACY was just becoming apparent to mortals. The Akkadian Empire, it existed during the time of Mesopotamia...and I believe their patron goddess was Ishtar. Her cult was very devoted but rather savage....much like most of the mortals of that time.

<< she looks back at the others.>>

Whatever gods/goddesses they had beside Ishtar...they pre-date The Olympians and myself.

<< taking a moment to admire her own flawless manicured nails, she speaks with a haughty tone.>>

It's just as well. I dont know how they tolerated the grunting and primitive expressions of that age and I doubt Ishtar would have found much of a reception among the more refined and stylish dieties such as myself and athena. I much prefer the classical age and beyond, don't you?

Oh well nevermind...I know Delilah is confused.

<< gesturing, Hecate manifests a shimmering scrying pool with images of the places and people she speaks of.>>

SO what I've discovered about you..and him is that Delilah is actually the reincarnation of Divya, a servant in the king's palace.

Bishop is the reincarnation of Kunar, a soldier in the palace guard.

And of course, like any other story of doom- they are in love

But the high priest Enkil has set his sights on Divya. She rejects him for Kunar, and the two .... <<sigh>>

<< Hecate mockingly titls her head and forms a "bridge" with her hands, laying her head on the them like a girl would her pillow and makes a fake sigh, batting her eye lashes. the images continue to play out on the scrying pool.>> run away together before she can be forced to marry Enkil.


They are caught and sentenced to death by the king, but Enkil - feeling betrayed by Divya - also puts a curse on them:

<< and as Hecate continues, Enkil can be seen and HEARD igniting the curse for the first time. His voice is also heard as Hecate says the same thing.

they will be reborn throughout the centuries, always to find each other, but always to betray and murder one another.

A rather emotional and vengeful person...hmmm not unlike ME actually when Persephone and Hades ruined my life.

<< thinking for a moment just how true it was...and remembering what hades and persephone had done...she scoffs as she tosses some of her blonde hair back and snaps her finger, causing the scrying pool to shimmer out of view.>>

I suspect he either tapped into the mystical energy as much as any well learned [for that time period] practicioner could...or saught the help of one of his age's dieties...either way, the curse he placed upon them was indeed powerfull and precise and has followed you Delilah, and you Bishop for millennia. Playing itself out in your lives ...however you appeared in any given time.

<< looking at Delilah.>>

So you see, my child...the reason why no one...not even Ororo could help you understand that you did nothing wrong is because you simply couldnt help yourself. you were pre-destined.

<< and turning to look back down at Bishop.>>

And you. Well I guess you DID have a moment in time where you were actually a decent human being. how fitting it was in an age when literacy was still in its infancy.

Still, that changes nothing about where you are today.

<< Bishop attempts to get up and fixes his mouth to respond to her in a turse town. She waves her hand at him in a gesture and commands>>

SILENCE!

<< Bishop is frozen in mid movement. locked in temporal stasis.>>



<< she turns back to Delilah and walks up to her.>>

And if I were you...I'd hold myself in readiness, because the choices you made during this recent caper have set something in motion that will change your life FOREVER. I've seen some of the lives you two have lead in other times and how they came to an end...always tragic. Its too bad that Delilah had to bear the burden for something that wasnt her fault NOW she is CARRYING ANOTHER burden that will become clearly known in a very short period of time.

<< she looked at Delilah with a glint of sympathy in her eye. Hecate was saying something. It was something that must not have happened between them in any past lifetimes. There was a new development here.>>

Delilah, you are carrying this man's seed in you. You are pregnant with his child.

Now...I HAVE the power to set you free of this curse, to liberate you at long last from suffering your fate being bound to HIS.

BUT

<< she says holding up her hand before Delilah could begin to speak.>>

There will be a cost.

I will be breaking an AGES old curse with my power. The consequence will be that emerging soul of the life forming inside you will be extinguished and dispersed as well.

<< Hecate didnt hold anything back. She gave Delilah and her team the blunt truth.>>

 

[Persephone]

Hecate came and stopped Karen before she was able to use the necromancy spell. With her hands pressed against the glass, it was pissing her off that she was separated from what was happening. But as she watched, she saw Hecate take Spellbinders soul and put it back into her body; she took a breath. Exhaling a huge sigh of relief while she shut her eyes, tears fell down her cheeks as she rested her forehead against the glass as well. It was in that moment she was so happy that Morgan was apart of Hecate's linage, otherwise she or Karen could have very well been dead.

Everyone came together much more elated than before. However Bishop decided now would be a great time to ask why Hecate brought him back to life. As ill timed as his question was, Ava was actually interested as well. Hecate found no use for human life, so why was his so special? She began to explain that he was literally cured to Delilah since before THEY [the Gods] were even created--even throwing in a zing that it was similar to the situation between herself, Hecate, and Hades. Ava simply rolled her eyes. She continued further by explaining that the curse could be lifted as long as Delilah gave her the okay. Ava didn't even see the need to debate whether to lift the curse or not....until Hecate dropped a bomb bigger than anything the six had to face before. Delilah was pregnant.

Mouth agape and eyes wide, Ava literally couldn't believe it. Delilah was BOUND to this man by curse AND child. There was no way they could "secretly" kill him now. Standing there silent, there was nothing really she could say....what she WANTED to say would surely get her punched, so she kept her opinions on the topic to herself. Delilah would never abort a child, it wasn't in her nature...even if the child was the product of a cursed man. So she remained stunned silent...

 

[Bishop]

He felt completely overwhelmed by the assault on his senses. He was left on his knees, his hands on the floor supporting him, gasping for air, trying to make sense of what was now in his mind. A barrage of memories. The dreams…they were part of it. And now…he remembered everything…

Pardon me? Enkil? Not of Kemet is it? That is largely a legend is it not?

“No…”

His mouth was so dry. He shook his head as if to shake things clear in there.

“Eight hundred years before that. Those that came after us took our gods and our language.”

He tentatively got to his feet, his head still exploding. But he looked around then half laughed with surprise.

“I remember.”

This means that the reason why we...why MORGAN couldn’t ever make sense of all this, why Delilah was FATALLY consumed by her grief and misplaced guilt was because it was pre-ordained by a CURSE. Morgan will need to know this too.

He looked over at Delilah but said nothing. True or not, it was better for everyone if Delilah and the rest believed her actions were not her own.

Hecate, can you break the curse? Set Delilah free and sever her fate from Bishop's here and now and forever after?

He inhaled sharply. The question cut like a knife. But still, he knew it was the right thing.

I WON'T do anything about it, Harbinger. Not unless DELILAH asks me.

“Ask her Delilah.”

Even though he knew it was cruel, he added:

“Lift the damned curse and get us out of this mess. Then we can finally be done with each other.”

Hecate went on to tell the story, their story. She talked about Enkil like he was the victim.

A rather emotional and vengeful person...hmmm not unlike ME actually when Persephone and Hades ruined my life.

“He was a monster…”

It came out a whisper, as he remembered the events she was showing as if they had happened yesterday. He had to get it together. So he shook himself out of it.

And you. Well I guess you DID have a moment in time where you were actually a decent human being. how fitting it was in an age when literacy was still in its infancy.

“Oh yeah? When was the last time YOU read a book, huh?”

And then suddenly, Bishop would see and hear nothing...

 

[MorningStar]

It meant the world to her that it was Alison who came to her, and brought her away from Hecate. That she stood by her. But Delilah wasn’t so sure that her actions could be so easily written off as the product of a curse. They had been her actions, no one else’s. She had the choice – she hadn’t been under a spell or something like that, had she? It was all so overwhelming. Alison asked Hecate if she could break the curse. And then Bishop…

She just looked at him. She felt so empty. How could she have been so very wrong about him? A new tear escaped and rolled down her already tear-stained cheek.

Hecate was explaining. But it sounded so crazy! How could it even be possible? She watched Hecate’s images with the others, but none of it was familiar to her. She felt bad for the couple…but it didn’t feel like her story.

“But I don’t remember any of this.”

She was so frustrated. It was humiliating, really. Having these intimate details said about her in a room full of people. Implying she has no control over her actions, as if she had no head on her shoulders. But nothing that had come before it, nothing in her life, could prepare her for the biggest humiliation of all.

Delilah, you are carrying this man's seed in you. You are pregnant with his child.

You could hear a pin drop. She was speechless. Her hand went to her throat, then to her face, then to her side. She opened and closed her mouth several times. She collapsed into a nearby chair.

“What?”

Then after a pause:

“What?”

She was clearly in shock. And then she was angry. She stood up.

What gives you the right? Who do you think you are, coming here and saying these things – my PRIVATE things - in front of all these people? How could Morgan have come from someone like you?!

But Hecate had saved Morgan, so she kept her mouth shut.

Now...I HAVE the power to set you free of this curse, to liberate you at long last from suffering your fate being bound to HIS. BUT There will be a cost. I will be breaking an AGES old curse with my power. The consequence will be that emerging soul of the life forming inside you will be extinguished and dispersed as well.

Delilah sat back down, her anger forgotten.

“Well I…”

She wasn’t looking at anyone, wasn’t talking to anyone in particular.

“I mean, I can’t…”

She looked up at Hecate.

“I can’t decide that this instant. I need to think…”

 

[Harbinger]

Infirmary

:: Harbinger gasped as she rested her hand on her chest.::

By the goddess, Delilah!

:: She exclaimed as Hecate blew them all away with this shocking revelation.::

:: Hecate thankfully had frozen Bishop in temporal stasis. The last thing they needed was HIS big mouth. He was already on thin ice with Hecate and before anyone ELSE could...SHE would most certainly dispatch him REGARDLESS of what Delilah or anyone else thought.::

:: Delilah staggered away from them and sat down. She was visibly stunned, as was the team. BUT they wouldnt abandon her.::

:: Ava may have been THINKING something, But Alison was going to say something. she had to. she truly FELT Morgan's unrest in her mind and sensed w/ her seer's eye that Morgan would WANT this to be heard::

...

I wouldnt be able to go further...Morgan wouldnt forgive me if I didn't speak up now. We've wasted so much time...partly out of ignorance about this curse and all the other things we resolved earlier before Morgan crashed.

Delilah, this is your chance. You've been cursed for millennia. Moving from life to life forever vexed by a curse...forever linked to the fate of that....man over there.

You were targeted and punished because of love and that's not at all fair. But he LOST whatever standing he had as an "innocent" or "victim" many times over through his past lives and apparently you're DOOMED to continue to suffer as you just did over THIS caper forever ever.

It's a far better thing that you've found out about this....all of it...HERE...with US...from Hecate. At least you know that WE'RE standing with you, now that you've returned to us and Hecate is offering you the chance to break this curse and cycle now. There's no guarantee you will carry this knowledge with you in your next lifetime and there may not be an opportunity such as this here.

I....I think you should let Hecate break the curse. This is your chance to free yourself and cast him out!

Take US out of the equation.

There's no guarantee that something else wont happen later on in this life...OR the next. While it is true that the souls of those who are close to one another will travel in the same astral circles from one life to the next, WE will not be the ones doomed to face another tragedy because of an unwitting association to one man. It will be YOU.

We...I...and I can speak for Morgan too...SHE wouldnt want you to WILLING carry a burden that you dont deserve. One that will HURT you. One that WE can't do anything about!

 

[Rampage]

Ah Nicolas, you should know better or are you forgetting your own unfortunate parentage, not to mention Isis, who is seen today as Dominique Deveraux.

Nicolas nodded. It WAS possible considering...

“No…”

His mouth was so dry. He shook his head as if to shake things clear in there.

“Eight hundred years before that. Those that came after us took our gods and our language.”

He tentatively got to his feet, his head still exploding. But he looked around then half laughed with surprise.

“I remember.”

Remembered what exactly? Hecate laid it bare for everyone, much to the shame of Delilah, which was emanating from her every pore.

Then she dropped THE bombshell: Delilah was pregnant with Bishop's child!!!

Nicolas' mouth fell agape and he was very silent as everyone reacted. Then he heard Alison's words and could not remain silent.

I wouldnt be able to go further...Morgan wouldnt forgive me if I didn't speak up now. We've wasted so much time...partly out of ignorance about this curse and all the other things we resolved earlier before Morgan crashed.

Delilah, this is your chance. You've been cursed for millennia. Moving from life to life forever vexed by a curse...forever linked to the fate of that....man over there.

You were targeted and punished because of love and that's not at all fair. But he LOST whatever standing he had as an "innocent" or "victim" many times over through his past lives and apparently you're DOOMED to continue to suffer as you just did over THIS caper forever ever.

It's a far better thing that you've found out about this....all of it...HERE...with US...from Hecate. At least you know that WE'RE standing with you, now that you've returned to us and Hecate is offering you the chance to break this curse and cycle now. There's no guarantee you will carry this knowledge with you in your next lifetime and there may not be an opportunity such as this here.

I....I think you should let Hecate break the curse. This is your chance to free yourself and cast him out!

Take US out of the equation.

There's no guarantee that something else wont happen later on in this life...OR the next. While it is true that the souls of those who are close to one another will travel in the same astral circles from one life to the next, WE will not be the ones doomed to face another tragedy because of an unwitting association to one man. It will be YOU.

We...I...and I can speak for Morgan too...SHE wouldnt want you to WILLING carry a burden that you dont deserve. One that will HURT you. One that WE can't do anything about!

Delilah...I may not be the one you want to hear at this time, but I implore you...listen to your heart as well as the other voices here. As a child who could have, likely SHOULD have been aborted, I am nonetheless grateful that my mother considered my possibilities as well than my father's curse. Without her love I would not have had a chance. In the end know that I support you, whatever you decide.

 

[MorningStar]

I....I think you should let Hecate break the curse. This is your chance to free yourself and cast him out!

Delilah just sat there, mindlessly nodding as Alison spoke to her. It made sense, didn’t it? Break the curse, be free of Bishop forever.

But then Nicolas said his part.

It was her’s too, wasn’t it, not just Bishop’s?

She didn’t know what to do. She felt so confused. All the strength that had come to her, all the progress she had made…yet it failed her. Her mind was a jumble, with nothing coherent coming out of it.

“Why…why I need some time to sort all this out. Could I have a few days to think it over?”

Delilah was never one to make decisions lightly, and now, with the biggest one she would ever make in front of her…she couldn’t make it.

Then she seemed to remember something. Her eyes went wide, and she stood up again.

“None of you can tell him.”

She pointed at Bishop.

“You all have to promise…he can’t know about this. Not right now.”

She looked pleadingly around the room, landing finally on Alison.

“I just need some time.”

 

[Rampage]

Delilah was at a loss...very understandable. But Nicolas knew that Hecate was many things, patient not necessarily one of them. He addressed her.

Hecate...is it possible for Delilah to have a set amount of time to decide...perhaps 48 hours? Please?

 

[Harbinger]

the infirmary

:: Harbinger shifted her colbalt blue eyes in a sideway glance toward Nicolas when he spoke from his own heart. He took a bold risk offering his opinion to Delilah during a time like this given their own previous problems but given the new ground they all reached before Morgan's crash...this was a sign of true concern and conviction on his part.::

:: she couldnt help but wonder if what she and now nicolas were saying to Delilah was similar to what Dominique and her sister must have debated when Dominique wanted her sister to terminate her pregnancy and abort Nicolas...being that he was the son of Set.::

:: Delilah was no pregnant with Bishop's child it was such a shocking thing on top of the revelation of the curse. A lesser woman -super powered or not- would have gone mad behind all of this, but Delilah, shocked as she was, was holding it together rather well.::

:: She couldnt make a descision then and there. It was understandble to a point but for Alison, Ava and Morgan...if it was them...the choice would be obvious. It was a reminder of the differences between them all as individuals.::

:: Delilah was struggling. she couldnt choose, not now at least BUT she asked the Six to keep this from Bishop. The look in her eyes said it all.::

Of course...

:: Alison nodded slowly with a look of reassurance on her face.::

We'll make sure Morgan, Karen and Blaze are informed as well so they know to keep the secret as well. Don't worry.

:: But as for Hecate being patient enough to wait? Nicolas knew the same Alison knew...that was NOT one of Hecate's hallmarks.::

Hecate...is it possible for Delilah to have a set amount of time to decide...perhaps 48 hours? Please?

:: with those of the team that were conscious now standing around/behind Delilah, Nicolas and Alison stood in the gap for the dismayed mutant::

Hecate, We know you won't wait here on this plane of existence during that time frame and we know that you do not cater to the needs of most mortals but your consideration for Delilah has been appreciated by us all...especially your direct descendants, Morgan and Karen...as well as me- one of the many witches of this world that you are a mother to.

Morgan or myself would contact you within that time period - EITHER WAY.

:: Alison hoped that pointing out Hecate's consideration of Delilah was not only appreciated by her friends and family but her own direct heiress, Morgan to whom Delilah was very close, would have meaning to the goddess.::

 

[Hecate]

time's up

<< Hecate did her best not to yawn during Nicolas and Alison's advocating. Sure, Alison was one of HER children and witches held favor with the goddess of witchcraft. Sure, Morgan was her direct descendant and Delilah was Morgan's best friend and thus indirectly connected to Hecate. And yes, Nicolas was at times amusing and other times infuriating...but he had earned favor with Athena, DESPITE his parentage...and that was an impressive feat indeed.>>

<< BUT....>>

Do I look like a goddess on call?

<< she said in a rather annoyed tone as she rolled her eyes.>>

My PRIMARY concern was Spellbinder. Now that I have taken care of that, I'm finished here.

Look, it's really obvious. Either you take this chance to break free of this ancient curse NOW or you don't and that's it. There is no

<< copying Delilah's tone and voice as her eyes become rather emotional in "anime" style>>

"can I have some time to think about this?"

Either you want it....or you DON'T!

Clearly you don't.

<< Shrugs>>

So, with that, I'll be on my way!


<< shaking her head with disappointment at Delilah.>>

You REALLY should learn to listen to Harbinger. But you'll learn soon enough.

<< and on that note, Hecate gestures. Thunder crashes and chimes sound off. with a flash and swirl of energy, she vanishes, leaving them to reel from what has happened, what was learned and the choice Delilah has made.>>

<< Bishop is subsequently released from temporal stasis...rather ROUGHLY so by Hecate. Leaving him to fall to the floor.>>

 

[Bishop]

Suddenly his body was jarred and he stumbled, coming down onto all fours once again. He looked up to see the bodies in the room were not where they had been a moment ago. He shook his head to clear it, then stood slowly, running a hand through his hair, feeling a bit “foggy”.

The weirdness only had one explanation in his mind.

“Magic.”

He said it with the slightest hint of contempt. He turned to Delilah, noticing that Hecate was now absent.

“So, does this mean she’s lifted the curse?”

 

[MorningStar]

It surprised her that Alison didn’t press her to make a decision. But she just couldn’t. Couldn’t.

Hecate wouldn’t give an inch, wouldn’t even allow her a minute to think or breathe…or give her answer directly. Then she was just gone, in a huff. All that was missing was the puff of smoke.

“Bitch.”

She didn’t have an opportunity to speak with Alison or the others about any of it, because suddenly Bishop was moving again. And she didn’t know what she was going to say to him.

“So, does this mean she’s lifted the curse?”

Delilah shot a glance at Alison, then stood up and took a steadying breath. Showtime.

“Yes, yes, she did. You might feel a little off because of the spell. Um”

She gave a fake smile to the room, and motioned at the door.

“I think I’m going to go lie down myself, actually. If you’ll all excuse me.”

She needed to get out of there. She could only hold it together for so long, and after all there were still decisions to be made.

 

[Harbinger]

the infirmary

“So, does this mean she’s lifted the curse?”

:: Alison puts her hand on her forehead and closes her eyes. Exhaling slowly with disappointment as Delilah missed her chance. She had the brief thought of blowing Bishop apart just to be done with him forever, but for fear of how it would affect Delilah via their curse, she quickly abandonned the thought.::

:: Hecate left. Morgan was alive. They were now aware of Bianca and she'd never get the drop on them again. Delilah and team were whole once more. They SHOULD be happy and they were...but it was all darkened by the revelation of the curse that bound Delilah and Bishop's fate together through lifetimeS and now, Delilah was PREGNANT.::

:: Even as Delilah expressed her displesaure at Hecate after she left, Alison was still reeling.::

She gave a fake smile to the room, and motioned at the door.

“I think I’m going to go lie down myself, actually. If you’ll all excuse me.”

She needed to get out of there. She could only hold it together for so long, and after all there were still decisions to be made.

Of course, Delilah.

:: she nods with understanding as the woman makes a quick exit. She knows Delilah faces a tough burden and descision. She ALSO can already "see" where its going to go.::

:: Bishop starts to follow.::

NOT so fast.

:: She steps in his way.::

Delilah needs time to herself.

The caper is over. Bianca is no longer a threat, Morgan is alive and We have Delilah...Delilah has us. YOU'RE no longer needed and CERTAINLY not wanted around here. DELILAH told you that herself.

It's time for you to GO.

:: Rampage stands behind Harbinger, looking grimly upon the man as he silently nods with agreement to Alison and is ready to help her escort Bishop out of the mansion.::

Ava, Haleigh - please stay with Morgan, Blaze, Karen and Mike. Ill send the medical team back in to check Morgan over while Nicolas and I see Bishop OUT.


:: and with that, Alison herd's Bishop along out of Morgan's room.::

 

[Seer]

and soon

<< Alison sets up Bishop's safe passage from Minerva's aerie to Greece mainland. Using her contacts and connections in Greece, she extends the GENEROUS courtesy of making sure Bishop will have at least two nights stay/lodging and a chance to plot his own course as he moves on.>>

<< as all final arrangements are made, the sun begins to set. Alison and Nicolas stand at the dock and watch Bishop depart. the witch and demi-god remain stone faced but as Bishop continues to grow smaller and smaller in the distance on the horizon, Alison breaks form and looks at Nicolas.>>

<< they all now have a hand in keeping a secret from Bishop, one that could reopen old wounds and hatred that he once thought he was over.>>

<< secrets, as if the six didnt know, ALWAYS had a way of coming back to bite and haunt at the worst time. had they so quickly forgotten Viper and now Bianca?>>

<< still, as the evening sky took its place and Minerva's mansion shifted to the night staff the six had many things to be thankfull for. Morgan was alive,e Bianca was no longer a threat, Black was utterly distroyed and the Sword of Anger was beyond human reach.>>

<< For all of that though, there was an even darker , pensive mood amongst the team inside the sprawling fortress, almost as if a stream of SHADE blacker Morgan's own heart now flowed among them.>>

<< Delilah was expecting....and neither She nor the team had an idea of just WHAT they should be expecting now...>>

<< and so we watch.>>